How can an economy continue to grow at an above-trend growth rate with consumer confidence plummeting to a 14-year low? Record amounts of financial market wealth are fueling enough spending from the ...

Historically, the S&P 500 has suffered an average peak-to-trough decline of 41% when the average gas price has topped $4 per gallon. Goldman Sachs recently warned the S&P 500 could slip into a bear ...

As stock market investors support economic sentiment, some economists wonder if a looser labor market could pull the rug out. The University of Michigan's widely-followed consumer sentiment index slid ...

The S&P 500 (SPY) is highly overvalued with a forward PE of 25x and a Shiller PE of 40.7, historically signaling correction risk. Economic indicators—housing, employment, and manufacturing—show mild ...

Stocks just had their best month since 2020, but Moody's top economist Mark Zandi says that's at odds with the fragility of the US economy.

From jobs to housing to grocery prices, the U.S. economy has been weakening for months. But the stock market is telling a different story, thanks to a handful of companies called the Magnificent 7: ...

The US has been in a K-shaped economy. New research explains what's driving that, including inflation's impact.

The stock market is shrugging off worries about a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation, instead embracing a much-anticipated interest rate cut. That optimism still has room to run, analysts ...

The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Forecasts had it holding steady at 4.4% or even ...

The health-care sector has powered job growth in the U.S. economy in 2025. That's largely because baby boomers are hurtling into their retirement years, boosting health-care demand since older adults ...